Posted by: Aadisht on: April 5, 2013
I started bicycling last year. I’ve been doing it regularly now for a little over a year, and I’ve improved a lot in the past six months especially. I can now easily ride 40 to 50 kilometres a day. If I practice really hard, by December 2013 I could possibly be riding a hundred kilometres [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: July 24, 2011
Hello beloved readers. For a personal project, I’m trying to understand the economics of being an autowala or taxi-driver (especially in Mumbai). Do you have links or pointers to any research or other reading material about this? The topics I’m looking for include: What the licensing system is What the revenue and costs are How [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: May 29, 2009
Dear non-Punjabi readers, Punjab’s famous couples are Laila and Majnu, Heer and Ranjha, Sohni and Mahiwal, and Shirin and Farhad. I am curious. What are the equivalent doomed romances in Bongland, Ghaatiland, and South of Hebbal Flyover? Please tell me in comments. Regards, Aadisht
Posted by: Aadisht on: October 17, 2007
Does anybody actually use EDGE on Airtel? If so, what do you actually do with it? what kind of speed do you get? how do you activate it? Your answers will help me form a decision about whether I should break the habit of four years and buy a high-end phone. (Specifically, is it feasible [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: September 11, 2007
Beloved readers (especially the Bangalore ones), please help. Does anybody know where I can buy the following things in Bangalore? Home Stop and Lifestyle don’t have them, and neither does the Dubai shop on CMH Road. A clotheshorse. As I mentioned earlier, drying clothes on the balcony puts them at risk of getting wet again [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: September 8, 2007
Masabi told me today that me and Mukka appear in the first page of results on a Google search for ‘patelshot’. This is not because my page rank has suddenly skyrocketed, but because the mainstream spelling of the phrase is Patel Shot. Dropping the space and converting the phrase into a single word seems to [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: August 12, 2007
I have taken Wimpy’s advice and started listening to your breakfast show on my drive to work. While Vasanthi is not as awesome as Indigo’s Malavika, there is no denying that she is very good indeed. Listening to her in the morning helps a corporate ho like myself face the numbing reality of his life [...]